Taniguchi Family Collection ddr-densho-252
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Ship to Japan (ddr-densho-252-2)
Caption on Post-it: "Dad took this boat to Japan in 1936 - met Harry & Ted Kaisaki on board on way over to Japan. Also came home together."
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Taniguchi family (ddr-densho-252-4)
(Front row, left to right) Masaji Okura, Kosuye Okura, Jeanne (surname unknown), Ferry Hiroko Taniguchi nee Okura, Fred Wataru Taniguchi. (Back row, left to right) Alice Setsuko Taniguchi, Robert Iwao Taniguchi, Joanne (surname unknown), Sherry (surname unknown). Caption on Post-it: "Taniguchi Family: Alice, Bob, Joanne, Sherry; Grandpa & Grandma Okura; Jeanne; Mom (Ferry); Dad (Fred); L …
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Taniguchi family (ddr-densho-252-5)
(Sitting in front) Jeanne; (Seated row, left to right) Robert Iwao Taniguchi, Fred Wataru Taniguchi, Ferry Hiroko Taniguchi nee Okura, Masaji Okura, Kosuye Okura; (Standing, left to right) Alice Setsuko Taniguchi, Joanne (surname unknown), Sherry (surname unknown).
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Family portrait (ddr-densho-252-7)
(Clockwise, from left) Kosuye Okura, Charlene Tsubota, possibly Alice Setsuko Taniguchi [?], unknown.
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Newspaper clipping (ddr-densho-252-8)
Regarding Yasamaru Taniguchi as Prince Akihito's playmate.
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At an event (ddr-densho-252-9)
(Left to right) Ferry Hiroko Taniguchi nee Okura, Fred Wataru Taniguchi.
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Grandparents and the little one (ddr-densho-252-10)
Masaji Okura and Kosuye Okura with a toddler.
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The Admiral and the Kumanos (ddr-densho-252-13)
(Left to right) Chisato Taniguchi Kumano, Yasamaru Taniguchi, and Takaji Kumano. Caption on Post-it: "Yasamaru Taniguchi (youngest bro of Gotsuke), Chisato T. Kumano, Takaji Kumano, in USA - invited here after WWII. Poem on reverse - see translation." Poem translation by Harry Nomura : "Feel blessed that we are still alive to see and talk on …
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Captain of the Cruiser (ddr-densho-252-14)
Caption on Post-it: "Gotsuke [Taniguchi] at Shanghai - capt. of cruiser."
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The officer and his wife (ddr-densho-252-15)
A man in a military uniform posing with a woman in a kimono. Caption on Post-it: "Yasamaru-san and wife."
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Family portrait (ddr-densho-252-16)
A group portrait, with several men in suits and hats, women dressed in kimono, and children, in front of a large building
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Fumihara Kihara (ddr-densho-252-17)
A man in a military uniform, holding binoculars and posing with a prop fence against the painted backdrop of a studio. Caption on Post-it: "Fumihara Kihara, dad's half-bro."
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Navy pilots (ddr-densho-252-18)
Two people posing on the pontoons of a seaplane, dressed in pilot gear. Caption on Post-it: "Top ? Shimazu, navy pilot, mar. Shikie Kihara, Dad's half-sister."
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The Prince's playmate (ddr-densho-252-19)
Caption on Post-it: "Prince Akihito; Yasamaru T. (Renzo's son) was chosen as Prince's playmate."
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Kazuko Taketani (ddr-densho-252-20)
(Left to right) Kazuko Taketani, Ooto Hachizaimon holding Fred Wataru Taniguchi, and unknown. Caption on Post-it: "Kazuko Taketani m[arried] Shizuto Taniguchi. He died (in Japan). [She married] #2 Kihara. Above [illegible] friends of late Shizuto: Seated: Ooto Hachizaimon (holding Fred) later mayor of Minochi, and an unknown. Taken SF?"
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Sisters (ddr-densho-252-21)
Two women wearing kimono and standing behind a chair. (Left to right) Taieko Yamamura, Fumiye Yamamura. Caption on Post-it: "1st Cousins: Taieko and Fumiye Yamamura (sisters)."
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Mother and son (ddr-densho-252-22)
A woman in a kimono posing with her son, who is seated. Caption on Post-it: "Taieko Yamamura, mar. ? & son."
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Woman in a kimono (ddr-densho-252-23)
A woman in a kimono with a small clip in her hair poses next to a plant. Caption on Post-it: "Michie Taniguchi, b. 1920."
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Group portrait (ddr-densho-252-24)
(Clockwise, from left) Unknown Yamada, Hitochi Yamada, unknown Kawaguchi, Kazu Taketani Taniguchi holding Fred Wataru Taniguchi. Caption from Post-it: "(top) Yamada, wife, Hitochi (His mother was Renzo's dau.). From Keigi, neighbor Kawaguchi. Kazu Taketani Taniguchi, Dad. In SF?"